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School: St Columba’s, Coggale

Location:
Cogaula, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P. Ó Fiacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088, Page 482

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    Flax
    Steep the flax for 6 days. They dry it & make it into sheys. Beetle it and scutch it with a scutching handle & block Sit down & clove it Then put it through a hackle
    Get a line wheel and spin it Get a small wheel & make it into hanks Then send it to the weaver (Industry not now in being)
    Candle Making:
    Before paraffin oil was in use people used to pull a bunch of rushes and dip them in tallow
    Spinning wool:
    The wool was first oiled with sweet-oil. Then it was teased by the hand Then it was carded, with card
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English